Factors affecting breastfeeding duration in Greece: What is important?

Table 1 Main socio-demographic characteristics of the mothers at recruitment

Characteristics	% (n)
Maternal age
Mean (SD)1	32.0 (4.7)
Country of origin
Greece	71.0 (304)
Other	29.0 (124)
Marital status2
Married	96.2 (403)
Not married	3.8 (16)
Educational status
Primary school	1.8 (8)
Secondary/high school	37.0 (158)
University/college	54.4 (233)
Postgraduate studies	6.8 (29)
Employment status3
Employed	73.4 (311)
Public sector	18.6 (79)
Private sector	45.1 (191)
Self-employed	7.8 (33)
Other	1.9 (8)
Domestically occupied	20.5 (87)
Unemployed	6.1 (26)

¹In years;

²Missing cases n = 9;

³Missing cases n = 4. n: Absolute numbers.